Albert Einstein. Coretta Scott King. Mister Rogers. Amazing humans. Big-time vegetarians. Need more incentive to eat more vegetables? Take a look below. We harvested a stunning bushel’s worth of royalty-free photos featuring vibrant veggies and other pretty produce. Dig in. Ready for even more green goodness? Check out the…
Read MoreHow to Give Your Images a Fun Shape with Clipping Masks
In this quick tutorial, I will show you how to apply any shape or object to your photos using a clipping mask. You will need Photoshop and Illustrator here, but ultimately you only need Photoshop to make a clipping mask. For this example, I will use a flower from this Bigstock vector and give this…
Read More10 CORAL REEFS UP CLOSE AND MAGNIFIED
Nature consistently surprises us with its natural beauty. Take coral reefs, for instance. These “rainforests of the sea” provide homes for 25% of all marine species. They also happen to be totally stunning. So, we explored our collection of royalty-free images and found some amazingly up-close photos of coral reefs that may leave you planning your…
Read MoreFREE IMAGE: IT’S ABOUT TIME
Time flies when you’re getting freebies! This week’s free image is our most … timely yet. The photo will be available for free downloading until 11:59PM EST, Sunday June 15, 2014. Get it before you run out of … um, well, you know. The image comes to us from contributor TodUdom from a collection that…
Read More12 DONUT PHOTOS THAT WILL DESTROY YOUR DIET
It seems like just yesterday we celebrated National Donut Day here at the office. This year, we decided to create an all-new gallery of delectable donut images. Brace yourself for this delicious dozen (naturally) of photos. Each image is royalty-free and available for downloading. For…
Read More7 SAVVY TIPS FOR LOGO DESIGN
1. Stick With Vector This is my most important rule. When you are designing a logo – stick with vector. It’s easy to forget that a logo used small on business cards and lo-res on websites, may need to be enlarged for a bigger endeavor years later (billboards, for instance). Vector allows you to resize…
Read MoreNOW ACCEPTING: EDITORIAL ILLUSTRATIONS & VECTORS
Bigstock is pleased to announce that we are now open to editorial illustration and vector submissions! What is an Editorial Image? An image labeled as “Editorial Use Only” on Bigstock (an “editorial image”) is an image that cannot be used to advertise or promote a product or service. The people, objects or places in editorial…
Read MoreFREE IMAGE: STARS IN A SUMMER SKY
Our free image this week is an illustration of a late-night summer landscape. Stars fill the sky, each one begging for a wish. Though we can’t make all of your wishes come true, this free image should add some sparkle to your next project. The image will be available for free downloading until 11:59PM EST,…
Read More20 Australian Words That Mean Something Totally Different in the U.S.
We’re obviously fascinated by the differences that exist between our quirky American vocabulary and that of other lands, if you recall a certain 20 British Words post of ours. There’s something hilariously amazing about two words that sound the same, but mean very different things. So we did it again. Here are 20 words that have…
Read MoreFREE IMAGE: A NEW LEAF
This week’s free image is bananas. Well, a banana leaf. Wait. Do people still say “bananas” when describing something amazing? Anyway, it is kinda bananas that this beautiful photo is free this week. The image will be available for free downloading until 11:59PM EST, Sunday June 1st, 2014. The photo comes to us from contributor…
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